In Genesis 24 we find the story of Rebekah becoming Isaac’s wife. It’s a strange story about a custom unfamiliar to us, but also a story of faith shown in different ways by Abraham, Eliezer, and Rebekah. All put their trust in God for the best outcome. Abraham relied on God for providing a wife for Isaac, Eliezer relied on God for the selection of that wife, and Rebekah trusted in God that marrying Isaac was the right thing to do.
It’s interesting that Eliezer’s prayer to God for success in finding a suitable wife is answered before he had finished praying. This means that Rebekah had to have left her house before Eliezer had even started praying. A real world example of Jesus’ words in Matthew 6, “your Father knows what you need before you ask him”.
Just as God answered David’s prayers, “O LORD my God, I cried to you for help, and you have healed me”, He will answer our prayers too, in the way that develops us to be more like Him